Those who thought that President Joe Biden standing down from the 2024 campaign would lead to some kind of free-for-all are about to be disappointed. In the hours since Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, that announcement has been met with a level of Democratic enthusiasm that exceeds all expectations.
Back in May, Donald Trump’s campaign bragged that they had experienced Trump’s biggest fundraising day, hitting $52.8 million following his conviction on 34 felony counts. But Trump’s big day is about to be blown away.
Biden endorsed Harris shortly after 2 PM ET on Sunday. By 9 PM, ActBlue was announcing the biggest day of the election cycle, with $46.7 million. Later, Harris’ campaign reported that it had taken in $49.6 million, still on Sunday. But the night wasn’t over. By midnight, ActBlue had collected $66.8 million, with almost all of that coming after Biden’s endorsement of Harris. Since midnight, another $14.4 million has come in.
There’s a good chance that ActBlue will hit over $100 million in small donations within 24 hours of the endorsement. And Harris did it all without committing a crime.
